Christmas Traditions

Shamelessly stolen from Degolar.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?

I like them both, so it depends on whether I want a cold drink or a hot one.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?

Wrapped, usually. If they make it under the tree, that is.

3. Colored or white lights on tree/house?

Depends. This year colored, but we've used white before.

4. Do you hang mistletoe?

Why? I'll kiss at random times anyway.

5. When do you put your decorations up?

As late as I can manage around Lummox's enthusiasm.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?

Only one? Mom's potato rolls. Mmmmm. . .

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child?

Christmas undies. A fine family tradition. One that made my sister-in-law blush bright red when she received her first pair.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?

What truth is that?

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?

Provided I haven't opened it long before and I have more than one, yes.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?

We have masses of personalized ornaments (gifts throughout the years) but the generic look we theme. It's either blue and silver or burgandy and silver. This year we went with blue.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?

It's quite pretty, so long as I don't have to drive in it. So, dread, I suppose.

12. Can you ice skate?

I can barely walk and chew gum.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?

I don't think I have a single favorite, but I remember a number of special ones.

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you?

Getting through them with minimal stress.

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?

Pink pie. No, seriously, my mom makes a peppermint pie that we've all dubbed pink pie. It just sounds wrong to say that I love my mother's pink pie.

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?

Running around frantically from family to family, all of which want us to spend more time with them. Oh, wait, that said favorite, not least favorite.

17. What tops your tree?

A star, but my favorite topper was a silver snowflake. It was too heavy, though, and it tarnished rather badly.

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?

Giving, honestly. It's nice to get something, but it's more fun to watch people get things.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?

Greensleeves.

What?

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or yummy?

Enh. I like mint, but I'm not nuts over candy canes.

21. Favorite Christmas Movie?

Scrooged or A Christmas Story.

22. Tinsel or no tinsel (icicles)?

I'd like it, but I'm afraid the cats would eat it.

23. Do you like to go caroling?

No.

24. Do you like to sleep in or get up early on Christmas morning?

I always like to sleep in. Always.

25. Do you leave cookies and milk for Santa?

No. I eat them myself.

This is totally at odds with my cynicism test

Gosh golly gee thanks, Degolar. :P

Horror movie fun

I guess it's in order to promote their dark chocolate. M&M has a movie trivia puzzle.

I managed sixteen in seven minutes before I decided to get back to work.

A Hogfather Miniseries?

Did anybody know about this?

I have mixed feelings on the matter. On the one hand, no video representation will ever manage the full feeling of a book. On the other, Pterry himself has approved of it, and it'd be nice to see how they manage it. Forget Mr. Teatime (with great effort), I want to see the Tooth Fairy's castle! I want to see Susan beating monsters with a fireplace poker and the oh god of hangovers being violently ill! I want to see the Scissorman!

I just don't know if I'll be horribly disappointed in what I see, or even if my favorite bits would make it on. I'll be downright depressed if I don't see the Cheerful Fairy, though. If I ever see it, that is. Can anybody bootleg me some British TV?

Wow, is this inaccurate

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Book Snob You like to think you're one of the literati, but actually you're just a snob who can read. You read mostly for the social credit you can get out of it.
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Dedicated Reader
Literate Good Citizen
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Obsessive-compulsive bookworm, I'd buy. Book snob? No.

Speakers required

Are you tonedeaf?

I scored 83.3%, missing six out of thirty-six.

When Grammarians Are Attacked!

You Should Hear her Go off on People Who Say 'Between you and I'

Employee #1: Jane says that she feels nauseous. I think she's going home.
Employee #2: Well Jane should take a course in English vocabulary, because if she feels nausea, then she feels 'nauseated,' not nauseous. To be nauseous is to be disgusting or foul.
Employee #1: You're kinda a bitch.

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via Overheard in the Office, Oct 23, 2006

First post!

These guys really need to think harder about their web addresses.